diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 04efca7..bd100bb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@
 
   <properties>
     <animal.sniffer.skip>true</animal.sniffer.skip>
+    <!-- To use the commons-release plugin -->
+    <commons.componentid>skin</commons.componentid>
+    <commons.release.isDistModule>true</commons.release.isDistModule>
+    <!-- No svn staging -->
+    <commons.distSvnStagingUrl></commons.distSvnStagingUrl>
+    <commons.releaseManagerName>Alex Herbert</commons.releaseManagerName>
+    <commons.releaseManagerKey>BC87A3FD0A54480F0BADBEBD21939FF0CA2A6567</commons.releaseManagerKey>
   </properties>
 
   <build>